diff --git a/nostrdb/src/nostrdb.c b/nostrdb/src/nostrdb.c
index 539215e5..9f3200eb 100644
--- a/nostrdb/src/nostrdb.c
+++ b/nostrdb/src/nostrdb.c
@@ -1931,6 +1931,7 @@ static int ndb_ingester_process_event(secp256k1_context *ctx,
 		}
 	} else {
 		switch (tce.evtype) {
+		case NDB_TCE_AUTH:   goto cleanup;
 		case NDB_TCE_NOTICE: goto cleanup;
 		case NDB_TCE_EOSE:   goto cleanup;
 		case NDB_TCE_OK:     goto cleanup;